At DLA there is a FDI Regulatory “MD” who is a complete nightmare to work for. Came from EY and is not even a barred attorney. How does DLA give partner-level authority to people who are not even attorneys?

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Practice under the supervision of barred attorneys, not unlike paralegals. As far as the authority is concerned though, it’s a good question - I know K&E has this in some specialist groups too

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CFOs of law firms are also given this level of authority. Not sure what the issue is? They just need to be salaried and not share in the profits.

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I think what they’re saying is these people lead groups of attorneys and practice groups / are their managers, not like a CFO. I’m not saying it’s an issue per se but it’s interesting how it works

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That’s not true about CFO’s of law firms? They can say “you can’t buy more pencils.” They can’t say - “send this by midnight.”

If they don’t have a license on the line to send a doc they don’t have final say. Just like at the end of the day it’s your word over a paralegal’s.

Also this is part of why partners have final say. It’s their name on the line for a malpractice claim (usually).

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